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How They Pluck Her

How They Pluck Her

late 18th-early 19th century

Francisco José Goya y Lucientes

Spanish, 1746-1828

In the "Caprichos," Goya exposed man types of social inequity and corruption. A contemporary commentary explained this scene: "Judges take notaries and constables under their cloaks so they can rob the women of the town with impunity." The feline characteristic of the officials were associated with petty thieves, while the plucked bird represents a prostitute.
Print
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
44.489
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The Art of Protest" April 27, 2000 - January 21, 2001

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Francisco Goya and Robert Heinecken: The Risk Of Satire", May 8, 1993 - January 2, 1994 (05/08/1993 - 01/02/1994)

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